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The purposeful kicks counter her body’s buoyancy, bringing her down to about 30 feet, then to neutral buoyancy for 10 more feet, and, finally, to negative buoyancy—or freefall, sinking—below 50 to 60 feet.—
Stella Fong,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026 -
As a result, experts have recommended arriving at the airport extra early, especially as the popular spring break travel period kicks of in earnest.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The streets are covered in urine (dog or otherwise), and the subways are filled with unpleasant surprises.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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Led by Hailey Van Lith, the Horned Frogs became one of the biggest surprises in the nation, going from unranked in the preseason to capturing the program’s first Big 12 regular-season and conference tournament championships.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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That’s not to say there isn’t a company-wide stupor after last week’s bombshells.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Quicksilver author enjoys reads with shocking bombshells, which should surprise no one who's read her own books.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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But neither records nor details about their release have surfaced, underscoring how complicated such disclosures can be.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The bill also adds three additional categories to the disclosures required under Civil Code section 4525 for prospective buyers.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is the second warning about Southwest in a year, after the county previously warned of possible exposures there last spring.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Social media buzz has pointed to a few environmental exposures as potential factors, including cellphones and electric vehicles.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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All the secrets pour out, the revelations of infidelity and addiction and so on, as the group gives vent to the stuff that’s previously been unsayable—not to fix anything, mind you, since some things can’t be fixed.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Surprises on the Seamount Chain The Shichiyo Seamount Chain delivered its own revelations.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Steel yourself; the pessimists will have gravitas.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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January’s 130,000 gain quieted the pessimists, proving that the labor market had found a floor.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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